When we were walking through the narrow alleys [of the Mathare Valley slums], it was literally impossible not to step in the raw sewage and the garbage alongside the little homes. But at the same time it was also impossible not to see the human vitality, the aspiration and the ambition of the people who live there.
Jacqueline NovogratzI wrote 'The Blue Sweater' to inspire more people to become engaged in working to solve the problems of global poverty.
Jacqueline Novogratz